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Mozilla releases second Firefox 3.1 alpha
07 09 2008  The Mozilla Corporation has released an advance testing version of its popular Firefox Web browser, just days after Google revealed its competing Chrome software. The second alpha of Firefox 3.1 was made available overnight. The software, code-named Shiretoko, is at this stage intended for software developers and testers only, with the stable ... (Read on Source)
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New satellite to sharpen Google Earth
07 09 2008  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DigitalGlobe, provider of imagery for Google Inc's interactive mapping program Google Earth, said a new high-resolution satellite will boost the accuracy of its satellite images and flesh out its archive. (Read on Source)
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On iTunes 8 and hunches; also iPhone 2.1 for Tuesday
07 09 2008  We have received word that iTunes 8 is finally confirmed for Tuesday's special event, and that it's also expected that iPhone 2.1 will land as well with some hidden features we don't know about. Read More... (Read on Source)
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At the TechCrunch50, an unfair advantage?
07 09 2008  It stands to reason that TechCrunch the blog will have an unfair advantage in covering the TechCrunch50 event . The same team produces both products, and the company has put a gag order on companies accepted to present on stage. Only the TechCrunch team knows who's going to be pitching at the event. So it will be easy for them to organize their ... (Read on Source)
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Supposed iPod nano 4G really unboxed
07 09 2008  Filed under: Portable Audio , Portable Video There you have it, more supposed iPod nano 4G love, unboxed and wearing a distinctive iPod nano 2G lime-colored coat. Must be cold in the house that fruit built from all these leaks. Update : As noted in the comments, that 2G-style coloring is matched with an old-style squeeze-connector iPod cable, ... (Read on Source)
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Brave New World of Digital Intimacy
07 09 2008  The effects of News Feed, Twitter and other forms of incessant online contact. (Read on Source)
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First Look At 'Let's Rock' Banner from Yerba Buena Center
07 09 2008  SAN FRANCISCO - Here's an exclusive first look at the "Let's Rock" banner for Apple's big iPod event on Tuesday, September 9th at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The center is just down the street from the famed Moscone Center where the MacWorld conference is traditionally held. Apple art always looks more amazing ... (Read on Source)
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Critique: Seinfeld, Gates Tout Microsoft
07 09 2008  Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld go shopping in the eagerly awaited first Microsoft commercial by Crispin Porter Bogusky. The scenario takes place at "Shoe Circus," where the slogan is, "Why Pay More?" (Read on Source)
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Oslo
07 09 2008 As PDC ramps up, I find myself meeting lots of new people, many of whom have no idea what I do for a living (I work on the Oslo project btw). I decided to take a few minutes to write this post so I can stop giving the “what is Oslo” talk one person at a time. Here’s the deal. We’re building “Oslo” to simplify ... (Read on Source)
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Palin, McCain at odds on sex education
07 09 2008  Even before Palin released a statement about her daughter Bristol, left, teen pregnancy had been in the spotlight. The teen birth rate showed an increase this year after 15 years of decline. (Read on Source)
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The Big Conference Launch: How to Stand Out from the Crowd
07 09 2008  Editor's Note : This post represents the professional advice of Brian Solis who is not formally affiliated with TechCrunch50. If you are a participating TC50 company, resident TechCrunch PR expert Sarah Ross is available to share and review the public relations guidelines with you. It is important to work directly with Sarah to ensure you are in ... (Read on Source)
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Game Console Architecture In-Depth
07 09 2008  Ars takes you back in time and deep inside the inner workings of three popular game consoles: the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Read More... (Read on Source)
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MobileTechRoundup 146
07 09 2008  MSI Wind and Samsung OMNIA in da house! (Read on Source)
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Vimeo Launches Vimeo Toys - Interactive Video Discovery
07 09 2008  NY-based video hosting service Vimeo has announced the launch of "Vimeo Toys". Vimeo Toys are discovery applications to check out the latest videos and activity on the Vimeo service. Vimeo Toys is launching with two apps: Vimeo Land and Pulse. To engage the Vimeo community with Toys, the Vimeo staff is asking users to create ... (Read on Source)
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It's Easy to Say Startups Suck When You Have Never Started One
07 09 2008  My friend Robert Scoble insulted 70 startups saying that they all suck. I know him enough to think that Robert is more talking about their websites and was so apparently disappointed that he started saying that they all suck from his experience with their websites.Yes, there are many startups that suck. Regardless of your definition of "suck" ... (Read on Source)
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U.S. Rescue Seen at Hand for 2 Mortgage Giants
07 09 2008  WASHINGTON — Senior officials from the Bush administration and the Federal Reserve on Friday called in top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance giants, and told them that the government was preparing to place the two companies under federal control, officials and company executives briefed on the discussions said. (Read on Source)
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Chrome “Save As” Function Buffer Overflow
07 09 2008  We (SVRT-Bkis) have just discovered vulnerability in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27. This is the first Critical Chrome Vulnerability permiting hacker to perform a remote code execution attack and take complete control of the affected system. We have submitted this Vulnerability to Google. They confirmed and assign a verifier for build 0.2. 149.28. (Read on Source)
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07 09 2008  (Source: Novell/IBM/Intel) Virtualization is about a lot more than just lowering total cost of ownership. In fact users that have taken an open source path to virtualization have realized the additional, mission-critical benefit of markedly reduced IT complexity, as well as a more flexible infrastructure that is easier to change to meet shifting, ... (Read on Source)
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Contiki 2.2.1 Released
07 09 2008  Version 2.2.1 of the Contiki operating system has just been released. The Contiki operating system is designed for wireless deeply embedded systems that have memory on the order of a few kilobytes and a power consumption on the order of a few milliwatt. Within these severe resource constraints, Contiki provides a low-power multi-hop TCP/IP stack, ... (Read on Source)
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FactChecking McCain
07 09 2008  We checked the accuracy of McCain’s speech accepting the Republican nomination and noted the following: McCain claimed that Obama’s health care plan would "force small businesses to cut jobs" and would put "a bureaucrat ... between you and your doctor." In fact, the plan exempts small businesses, and those who have ... (Read on Source)
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Viper’s Video Quicktags
07 09 2008  Just simply click one of the new buttons that this plugin adds to the write screen (rich editor included) and then paste the URL that the video is located at into the prompt box — easy as that. You can fully configure how the videos are displayed (width, height, colors, alignment on the page) and much more. Your site will even stay (X)HTML ... (Read on Source)
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Mashup DJ Girl Talk Deconstructs Samples From Feed the Animals
07 09 2008  Pittsburgh-based computer maestro Girl Talk (aka, Gregg Gillis) turns the cut-and-paste process of mashups into a jams-packed jigsaw puzzle. His latest release samples 300 songs. (Read on Source)
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Kvinder frifundet for pirateri
07 09 2008  Selv om deres internetforbindelse var brugt til fildeling af musik, blev to kvinder frifundet for al skyld i piratkopiering. Dermed slap de for sekscifrede bøder. (Read on Source)
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Jobs E-Mails: Are They Real?
07 09 2008  A close look at e-mails supposedly sent by Steve Jobs to customers shows inconsistencies that make it likely that some are fakes. (Read on Source)
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CIA, FBI embrace 'Facebook for spies'
07 09 2008  When you see people at the office using such Internet sites as Facebook, you might suspect those workers are slacking off. But that's not the case at U.S. intelligence agencies, where bosses are encouraging their staffs to use a new social-networking site designed for the secret world of spying. (Read on Source)
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